Nora Mitchell Executive Director League Operations

The Team Kristine Love, Girls Director Jason Moore, Boys Director Dan Miller, Webmaster

Players, Coaches, & Parents Girls/Boys NCJLA Rep Division Commissioner Girls/Boys Director Communication Chain Players, Coaches, & Parents Girls/Boys NCJLA Rep Division Commissioner Girls/Boys Director Communication Chain The Board

Executive Director Operational success of spring season Team registration, conferences, games scheduling, rosters, coaches certification Events: today, Game Scheduling Meetings,, CEP & PCA liaison, GPD, EoS, Summer Workshop Communications – Policies & procedures (Operations Guide) – Website content – Master calendar – communications Annual budget New & existing club support

2014 Season Highlights $10K in Scholarships and Grants New trainings for: Game Scheduling Support Training for Commissioners 1203 NCJLA Certified Coaches Roster Lock April 1 End of Season Events Summer Workshop We listen

Summer Workshop Outcomes U15 age eligible 9 th graders no longer petition to play U15 Boys U13 division re-worked Girls U15A full checking Girls 3-pass rule eliminated at U11 Improved communications Every club should send a representative to this workshop Great opportunity to weigh in on league planning and policy

NCJLA Certified Coaches Recommended by 2011 summer workshop group Coach certification data due by Feb. 8, 2015 Coaches must wear lanyards with NCJLA Certified Coach card visible at every game, officials will verify

NCJLA Certified Coach Requirements Annually: Background check Annually or every other year, depending on contract with your NCSI or other clearance org US Lacrosse membership One and done: PCA (online or in-person) US Lacrosse Level 1 Online Coaches Code of Conduct Signed

Background Checks NCJLA prefers NCSI (National Center for Safety Initiatives) NCSI required for US Lacrosse Certification Up to club to determine one year or two year NCSI contract Link club’s NCSI account with US Lacrosse Report EXPIRATION date with NCJLA Certified Coach submissions Other services accepted such as LiveScan, etc… Get started early on this and all coaches requirements

Team Scholarship Program Scholarship funds for 2015 season provide: 90% waiver on team reg fees 50% off officials fees per game Priority to teams: Drawing players from underserved/low-income communities From a new NCJLA club Timing: Application posted early October Due early November Notifications Mid November

Team Registration Opens October 7 Include all U9 teams Include coaches contact info, if available Closes December 8 For both boys and girls teams Withdraw a team after game scheduling ends: Club put on probation Second year in a row: Club suspended from league

Player Eligibility Petitions Accepted from club president via online form November, December and January By the 10 th of the month Board will review at monthly meeting You’ll get a response the following day

Rosters 80% of NCJLA clubs use League Athletics Easily upload rosters to NCJLA site Rosters due February 8, 2015 – Second submission OK for late jersey numbers, and additional players trickling in No Roster = No Game U9 Divisions Max on roster is 18 players Register each true team (in December) All U9 games entered on NCJLA website

Why Rosters? Oakland Tech JV NCJLA Champions 2011 Great coaches, great sportsmanship

Why Rosters? Second game in 2012, season ending injury from an illegal hit Broken collar bone, ER visit… Used Bollinger as secondary insurance

Why Rosters? Need 100% of coaches and players to have current USL membership for Bollinger Insurance to be valid NCJLA verifies every roster

Game Changes/Cancelations Game Cancelations Must be reported to the NCJLA within 72 hours for boys teams and 120 hours (5 days) for girls teams Forfeits Too few players? Communicate & show up and play the game. Enter 0-1 as score, loss to team short players No shows & unilateral changes 0-1 score entered, offending team banned from end of season play Second offence: rest of team’s season is canceled and club put on probation

Questions? Save the Date Next Delegates Meeting September 26, RIP Grandma Teresa Milligan 10/10/19 - 9/22/14 Sorry to not be here today. Looking forward to a great 2015 season!